Card or mirror holder and lighting device



April 27 ,"T926.

J. S. MASSEY CARD 0R MIRROR HOLDER AND LIGHTING DEVICE Filed Dec. 28. 1925 Patented Apr. 27, 1926.

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Application filed December 28 1925. Serial No.77,964.

To 6471' whom it may] concern Be it known that 1, JAMES S; MAssnr, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Toledo, in the-county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have 1nvented a new and usemanufacture, light and durable its construction andcombines a holder for acard or mirror, brackets for electric lamps to eliminate the same and anenolosed channel or conduit for the lead wires to the lamps,

all preferably formed from a single piece of sheet material;

The invention is fully described in the followingspecification, and While in its broader aspect it is capable of embodiment in numerous forms, a preferredembodiment thereof is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is an end elevation of a holder embodying the invention carried in operative relation to a scale, the upper portion only of which is shown. Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a perspective fragmentary view of the holder before the bracket members for the lamps are bentin; o lamp carrying position. Fig. 4; is a similar view with a mirror plate, partlybrokenaway, in position in the holder and with the lamp carrying bracket in lamp carrying position, and Fig. '5 is asimilar View with the lamp attached to the bracket.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the top portion of a counter scale or other device, the front or indicating portion of which is desired to be viewed-from the rear, and 2 a rod or bracketarm rising therefrom and carrying a holder'3 for a mirror plate 4 inposition forthe reflection in the mirror of- 'the indicating portion of the scale to be read from the rear.

The holder 3 in which the invention res des has an adjustable connection 5 with therod 2, as is common in devices of this kharacter. The holder itself preferably comprises a single strip of sheet metal, or other suitable sheet material, which forms a backing for the mirror plate 1 and has its upper and lower edges doubled over in spaced relation to the holder plate bodyto form retaining flanges .6 for the mirrorplate 4, card or other device that is intended to be carried by the holder. .The

:memb'er l may be slid into holding engagement with the holder thereof.

The holder plate is rearwardly looped or shaped, substantially centrally between from either end its upper and lower edges and throughout its length, to fol-ma channel 7 which opens towardthemirror plate 4 and is,therefore,

closed at its open side by said plate. The

rear wall or closed side of the channel 7 is provided at each end witlran integral tongue or extension'S of a width correspond ing to the width of the channel and adapted to. be bent forward with respect to the mirror'plate 4 atright anglesthereto so as bothto 'close'the adjacent end of the channel 7 and to form a bracket which projects in advance of the plate 4 for carrying an electric lamp socket 9. The brackets 8 'for this purpose are each provided near the outer end thereof with an opening 10 for receiving the insulated holdii'ig member 11 of the sock et. The lead wires 12 for thesocket are intended to project through themember 11 and thence pass intothe adjacent end of the channel 7 through an opening 13 in the bracket. The wires extend through, the

channel 7 to a point where they may extend through a side'opening 14 in the chan-' 11131 and lead to any desired point.

It is apparent that the mirror holder embodying my lnvention comprises a single piece of sheet metal or other suitable'material, theupper lower edges of which are fastened to slidingly embrace the respective edges of the mirrorplate and that the holder is formed to provide a channel for the lamp wires and also to provide integral tongues forming brackets for the lamps, and that such tongues in addition to carrying the lamps also hold the mirror in position within the holder.

I wish it understood that my invention is not limited to any specific construction,

arrangement or form of the parts, as it is capable of numerous modifications and changes Without departing from the spirit of the claims.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: j V

1. A mirror plate holder comprising a single piece of sheet metal having angled upper and lower edge portions for engaging and holding a mirror plate, a rearwardly pressed portion to form a lengthwise extending wire receiving channel, and an integral tongue at each end of the channel forwardly angled to close the adjacent channel end and form a lamp support in advance of the holder.

'2. A holder of the class described com- I prising a single strip of sheetmaterialhaving provision at its upper and lower edges for engaging and holding a mirror plate and being looped longitudinally thereof to form a wire receiving channel, the open side of which is adapted to be closed by a mirror plate carried by the holder, the ends of the bottom wall of the channel being extended to form tongues adapted to be bent forwardly to close the ends of the channel and to project forwardly of the holder, said tongues having openings for receiving and holding the lamp socket, and wire receiving 1 openings in register with the channel; a

3.; In combination, a plate-like ineinber, a holder therefor formed of a single piece of sheet material and having upper and lower edges forming slideways for receiving and holding the respective edges of said member, said holder material being rearwardly looped to form a wire receiving channel throughout the length of the holder and having integral tongues projecting from the ends of the bottom wall of the channel and being bendable at right anglesto saidmemher to project forwardly beyond the same, said tongues being adapted to carry electric lamps and having provision for the extension of the lamp lead \vires therethrough into said channel.

4. In combination, a mirror plate, a holder for said plate comprising a single strip of sheet metal with its upper and lower edges fashioned to form retaining slideiays for the respective edges of said plate and being shaped intermediate the said edges to form a channel lengthwise of the holder, the open side of which is closed by the mirror plate, the rear or bottom wall of the channel having integral tongues projecting from the ends thereof and bendable forwardly at the ends of and beyond the face of said plate to close the respective channel end to hold he plate in position in the holder and to form a lainp bracket, said tongues being perforated for the extension of lamp lead wires therethrough into and lengthwise of said channel and said channel having an opening intermediate its ends for the lead Wires.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name to this specification.

JAMES S. MASSEY. 

